Christmas In July 2019-Part 53

Good morning, happy Sunday! I hope you're up early today, because I've got a lot of Christmas music to give you today.  Here's the first ten tracks.

1. The Friends Academy Band-Rick Van Santvoord, Conductor-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing from The Friends Academy Band 1965-1966 (Audiodisc Recording Blank No Number, Recorded Christmas Concert December 1965, Mono, 1966).  I'm sure some of it is the low fidelity of this home-cut record, but this is just not very good.  The playing seems to be off, and the voices are unintelligible.  So bad it's good, I guess.

2. The Choir Of Christ Episcopal Church-Lo! The Messiah from 75 Men And Boys (No Label 2xLP BL 1500 (Side 4-Christmas Carol Service) (Bloomfield, Glen Ridge), Mono).  This is from The Messiah, is it not?  I'm not as familiar with the whole thing as I should be.

3. Ella Fitzgerald-Orchestra Conducted By Frank DeVol-Moonlight In Vermont from Hello Love (Verve MG V-4034, Mono, 1959).  You can never go wrong with a little Ella.

4. Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians-Glee Club And Orchestra-Rise Up Shepherd An' Foller from Songs In Reverence (Decca DL 8111, Mono, 1956).  Bing Crosby may be the voice of Christmas, but I have to think Fred Waring is the conductor of Christmas.  I can barely count how many Christmas albums he released, and countless little things like this spread over many, many albums.

5. Jerry Bock With Nancy, Debbie, Cathy, Ginnie, Robert, Gary, Seth, David And George-Someone's Coming from New Songs We Sing In School (Golden Record LP-97, Mono, 1962).  Kiddie's singing. Cute.  Oh, and some curious narration as well.

6. Goodfellows Male Chorus (aka RCA Victor Male Chorus)-Winter Song from Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here (RCA Camden CAL-134, Mono).  Budget stuff from the greatest label of it's time.  Odd.

7. Advanced Girls' Glee-La Palma Choral Music Department-Edwin Grace, Director-Adoramus Te Christe from Concert Favorites '68 (Handel Record Mfg. Co. H-2053, Stereo, 1968).  Hmm, Latin music, but not from Latin America.

8. Robert Thomas Singers With The Hollywood Cinema Orchestra, Conducted By Maximillian-Baby, It's Cold Outside from 26 Academy Award Winning Songs (Dolphin 2xLP D-100, Stereo, 1960).  Nice double LP with plenty of Oscar winning songs. Those kinda collections often feature a couple of Christmas tracks.

9. Jonah Jones-Cool Mute from Jazz Bonus (Capitol ST1773, Stereo, 1962).  Baby, it's cool inside when Jonah Jones is playing.

10. Sistine Choir (Coro Cantori Romani Di Musica Sacra-Capella Sistina C Basiliche Maggiori)-Dies Santificatus (Day Sanctified) from Selections From The Sound Tracks Of The Motion Pictures Christ Is Born And Christ Is Risen (Counterpoint/Esoteric (Everest) CPST-5600, Stereo, 1972). Lots of tracks involving The Vatican this year.

And that's it.  Hmm, no demo this time, I must have forgotten to grab one.  Sorry about that.  I know you were looking forward to that one.  Maybe next time.  Here's the download link, see you later.